Supporting patients and staff on the wards is a vital part of the work carried out by our Ward Friends … they help in a number of ways

• chatting to people who are lonely, many with no regular visitors
• enriching a patient’s day with crafts or other activities
• reassuring patients who are anxious about being in hospital
• helping to support elderly patients, some with dementia
• providing pastoral support for seriously ill patients
• simply acting as a ‘friend’ on the ward to cheer people up
• taking a patient in a wheelchair for a ‘trip’ around the hospital

Becoming a Ward Friend

Find out more about how to apply to be a Ward Friend …

• You will receive guidance from Louise Harfield (LHF Operations Manager), and training from Alison Davies (Hospital Matron) and Linda Lee (Hospital Chaplain).
• You will always have supportive fellow volunteers and staff on hand if you have a question .

Pastoral Support

Margaret carries out a specialist role of pastoral support for seriously ill patients, working closely with Linda Lee, our Hospital Chaplain.

‘Taken for a spin’

Graham is often seen taking elderly patients out of the wards ‘for a spin’ around the corridors and sitting with them for a chat in the cafeteria.